I want to get a Althon64 3000+ (socket 939, winchester core) (or maybe a 3200+) but i have no idea about which AMD motherboards are good. I'll be running a 6800Ultra and 1 GB of TwinX ram (2*512MB) PC4000 and i would like to be able to over clock it a bit in the future(once i have enough money...
Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus (More info?)
Hi,
I'm building a machine with the P4C800-E deluxe board and a P4 3.0E.
With the notorious heat problem of the Intel Pentium 4 3.0E, I'm
thinking of using the Thermalright XP-120 HS instead of the Intel
stock HS. But looking...
Crucial has just launched its first entry into the overclocking world called the Ballistix brand. The website can be found at: http://www.crucial.com/ballistix/index.asp
This memory can and will reach speeds of 500MHz at CL-2 and is tailored for the high performance gamer. This memory has been...
Hi all,
I searched the Flat Panel, Graphics Cards and Graphics & Displays forums for answers but couldn't find a solution.
I have a 22" LCD TV (Teac LCDV2255HD) which has a native resolution of 1680x1050 and says it's 1080i. I'm trying to use it as a monitor for my computer:
Intel Core2Duo...
Hello, will my motherboard and my case fully work without any problems? Will I have to rout cords to the outside or something?
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme3 ATX LGA1155
Case: Sentey GS-6500B ATX Full Tower Case
I need to run an SQL server backend (running on Windows Server 2012) for an approximately 10-user database in a physician's office. The files will include a large number of photographs and scanned images for about 10,000 patients with a 100 patient per day volume with ten users connected and...
I am not able to get audio to play from my computer to an HD TV through my graphics card. I have connected an HDMI cable from the output of the Radeon graphics card to the HD Television. This configuration was successfully used for my last computer with the same cables and Television. When I...
I have build my first gaming rig but every time I settle with a GPU some other shows up and makes me re consider ..
from these GPUs what's the best for me?
I want to MAX out all games at a playable FPS , I game at 1080 , some people told me that the Gigabyte 7870 Ghz is more than enough, others...
Hello, this is my first time building a PC and I wanted to make sure everything would work together or not. My budget was $700, and I feel I did a satisfactory job at picking the parts. So here's the build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/svte
I am open to recommendations in the event that a part is...
Hello,just bought an LG flatron W1943SS and each time i try to auto adjust it it says " for optimal display change resolution to 1360 x 768". how do i change the resolution of the monitor?
Hi,
I'm looking forward to buy a new LCD monitor (for gaming mainly).
I currently use a Samsung 931BF (19"). The max resolution is 1280x1024 and it fits my need for the moment. However, i'm planning to buy a new computer in the coming months (2-3 months). New computer will probably be a bit...
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I have an HP G Series printer hanging-off a Windows 2000 Professional
system. I am tring to connect to the printer from my XP machine. I
am able to connect to the printer. When I print a test page I see the
test appear briefly on the...
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I have an Epson 870 with a continuous inking system that has probably
printed about 10,000 8.5X11 colour photographs. It finally gave up the
ghost--all 3 lights flashing. I'd hate to junk it but the cost or repairs is
estimated to be...
Just bought a new 172t and trying to connect it to my leadtek geforce 3 tdh by DVI. I assumed that it would "plug and play" just like a regular analog monitor, so I hooked everything up, put in the dvi cable and started up my machine, but all I got was no connection msgs. Is there something...
I need a Mobo that will fit 3-4 Fans and a CPU fan like the Cooler master 212+
or should i just stick with my P8P67 and the 15.99 dollar fan controller.
gamer 2 8gb dual core ram if not dual core then find me cheap triple slot 12-16gb for about 55bucks
Price Limits:
RAM: 55 USD
Mobo 139.99...
My goal would be to have a low noise pc with 1, 2 or 3 GPU's.
My options are to either use a modified Haf932 or Fractal R2.
If I choose the Fractal R2 I will either have to use 2 GPU's and a AX750 or replace the fan in my noisy 1000w Golden Green for 3 gpu's.
With the Haf932 I also have the...
Not sure this is the correct area to post but my PC is a newly build and have overclocked.
For some reason my PC doesn't fully shutdown. The problem went away for a while but it came back. It seems to shutdown correctly in windows (I'm currently running window 7 64 bit) but afterwards the case...
well I've been thinking about getting a SSD.
I narrowed down my choices to these 4:
http://alturl.com/7cgf
the 64GB SSDs are relatively cheaper when comparing dollar per GB.
but I dunno if 64 GB is enough tho...
any suggestions? thanks
Approximate Purchase Date: Within next two weeks (ASAP)
Budget Range: $2,500 range.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, watching movies (possibly Blue-Ray) and series, surfing.
Parts to Upgrade: Whole System
Do you need to buy OS: Possibly
Preferred Website(s) for Parts...
Hello everyone!
Quick question here...
After doing somea reading, I've noticed that most COOLER MASTER CPU Heatsinks require the MOBO to be unscrewed from the case in order to install them (N520, 212+, etc.).
Can anyone recommend me a good $30(ish) CPU Heatskink I could install WITHOUT the...
Approximate Purchase Date: within the next couple months
Budget Range:1,500-2000
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Audio Editing (Lots of big sample libraries like VSL), Video Editing
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: Yes, I would like to use os X
Preferred...
Ordering parts for a computer that I'm going to build please review this and any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Also the only cooling within a computer is typically a heatsink and fans from the case right? If I'm wrong please correct me.
COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black...
I read in the most recent $1000 system build here that they changed the msi config file to allow greater OCing. I looked into the afterburner file and found what I think is the config file but when I change it it will not let me save the file. So my question is how do I get Afterburner to allow...
Hello,
I just got a new pc of a friend and im trying to get it to run games like MW3,Borderlands 2 and stuff like that. This is the spec list.
8gb DDR3 Dual Channel RAM
3.3ghz(3.9ghz Turbo Mode)
6x Core AMD FX-6100
Gigabyte GA-970A AM3+
Gigabyte AMD ATI Radeon HD 7950 3GB R795WF3-3GD
Antec...
So I lost power a couple days ago and just got it back. I go to boot my computer and I get a black screen and my HDD light on my case blinks rapidly. I took out my hard drives and it still blinks. I even took out a ram and it didin't beep. (I have two sticks of RAM). Any help would be nice...
Approximate Purchase Date: next few days or so
Budget Range: <$1000
System Usage from Most to Least Important: (e.g.: work [dual monitors, lots of concurrent apps], gaming, surfing)
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Building a desktop from scratch
Do you need to buy OS: No...
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My website http://minifigures.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/
has some Boxers 15mm for sale.
Hello, I decided to build a computer with these specs. The total cost comes to $280 including shipping (on eBay).
Case: Cooler Master - Elite 343 Micro ATX Mini Tower @ $35
Motherboard+Cpu Combo: MSI FM1 AMD A55 Motherboard and AMD A4-Series A4-3400 APU @$95
RAM: 2x4 GB Kingston Hyper-X DDR3...
My primary computer use is for trading stocks. I use a charting service which hogs memory together with my trading account and web use. My current setup has me rebooting 2-3 times a day to regain speed and memory. My current system is an AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ with 2 gb of memory and xp...
Hi guys,
I hope that once again I can get some expert help from you guys now that I somehow "lost" all the data on one of my partitions. :(
The problem:
I got an 80gb Seagate ATA disk about 5 years old. It's split into two partitions, one 29GB and one 45GB. The 45GB partition is filled up...
I am new to this, with novice knowledge of building a PC. I know and understand parts, but have yet had the experience of building the PC. I was hoping I could get some suggestions on how this build is? I went to CyberPowerPC and configured a system I wanted, and just copied the parts. Sure I...
Hi folks,
I used the most recent Tom's 1000$ build (save for the SSD, I did 120 instead of 60) and after setting everything up I'm getting an error with the boot. I get 4 rapid beeps and the code on the Mobo (ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Performance LGA 1155 Intel P67) is "55" which the manual states...
So having spent past few weeks and this morning at numerous stores I have come to the realisaztion that store employees know nothing lol. I have a geforce 550 ti that requires a x16 2.0. Im running a dual core e5200 @ 2.5ghz. I would like to find a suitable processor and motherboard upgrade to...
Hey guys,
I'm looking to do an upgrade to my system as it has been a while. I do lots of gaming and like to keep my system up to date though I do not look to break records, just keep up with the average of hardware. I just upgraded my video card so I am now looking else where. My current...
Hello,
I want to upgrade my desktop gaming pc (specs are in my signature) and I can't decide what to buy. I currently game at 1920x1080 and I'm playing metro 2033 (hopefully last light as well) and looking forward to Borderlands 2. I can't decide between getting a Geforce GTX 660 Ti (GPU...
Hey guys I have invested hours upon hours researching my first HTPC build. As a guy with very little computer knowledge it has been needed. I have learned a lot and I am ready for some input/advice on this build.
Main uses: Watch 1080p rips, TV tuner with PVR features to replace my TimeWarner...